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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: Berkshire Hathaway
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol NYSE: BRK.B)
Headquartered in: Nebraska
Major Industry: diversified
Specific Industry: diversified
Penalty total since 2000: $1,327,085,082
Number of records: 3,308

Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)	Penalty Total	Number of Records
safety-related offenses	$615,771,065	2,915
environment-related offenses	$234,546,673	243
consumer-protection-related offenses	$200,528,593	82
competition-related offenses	$140,770,500	7
financial offenses	$113,816,281	8

Top 5 Primary Offense Types	Penalty Total	Number of Records
utility safety violation	$549,768,625	16
environmental violation	$234,546,673	243
consumer protection violation	$152,076,000	10
energy market violation	$105,090,500	4
investor protection violation	$72,896,000	2

Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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Company	Primary Offense Type	Year	Agency	Penalty Amount
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$21,875
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2015	FRA	$21,900
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$22,000
DOMINION ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2018	OSHA	$22,173
UTLX Manufacturing LLC	environmental violation	2014	TX-ENV	$22,240
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2010	FRA	$22,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2011	FRA	$22,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$22,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2004	FRA	$22,500
Noveon Inc.	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$22,500
CORNELIUS, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2016	OSHA	$22,500
PCC ROLLMET INC	workplace safety or health violation	2015	OSHA	$22,685
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2010	FRA	$22,750
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2014	FRA	$22,750
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO	environmental violation	2003	PHMSA	$22,750
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2004	FRA	$22,758
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2002	FRA	$22,900
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$23,000
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INC	environmental violation	2002	PHMSA	$23,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$23,000
CALENERGY	workplace safety or health violation	2022	OSHA	$23,000
Titanium Metals Corporation	environmental violation	2013	EPA	$23,018
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2021	FRA	$23,034
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$23,100
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2011	FRA	$23,250
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$23,250
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2005	FRA	$23,375
AIR INDUSTRIES COMPANY	workplace safety or health violation	2004	OSHA	$23,375
THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION	workplace safety or health violation	2018	OSHA	$23,400
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$23,500
Nevada Power Co. dba NV Energy	utility safety violation	2022	NV-PUC	$23,500
ACME BRICK COMPANY	environmental violation	2020	TX-ENV	$23,562
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2007	FRA	$23,617
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$23,750
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$23,765
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2010	FRA	$23,800
WYMAN GORDON	workplace safety or health violation	2013	OSHA	$23,800
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2010	FRA	$23,900
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2015	FRA	$24,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2016	FRA	$24,000
GREENVILLE METALS INC	environmental violation	2010	PA-ENV	$24,000
The Lubrizol Corporation	environmental violation	2016	TX-ENV	$24,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$24,050
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2006	FRA	$24,050
P.C.C. Airfoils, Inc.	labor relations violation	2001	NLRB	$24,125
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$24,150
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$24,150
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$24,250
THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION	aviation safety violation	2016	FAA	$24,300
BUSHWICK METALS, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2000	OSHA	$24,450
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$24,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$24,500
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$24,560
GEICO General Insurance Co.	insurance violation	2016	MD-INS	$24,647
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$24,800
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2010	FRA	$24,900
AIR INDUSTRIES COMPANY, A PCC COMPANY	workplace safety or health violation	2016	OSHA	$24,955
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INC	environmental violation	2004	PHMSA	$25,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2001	FRA	$25,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2005	FRA	$25,000
GEICO Casualty Co.	insurance violation	2017	MN-FIN	$25,000
WYMAN GORDON COMPANY	environmental violation	2002	MA-ENV	$25,000
Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy	utility safety violation	2013	NV-PUC	$25,000
Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company	insurance violation	2022	OR-FIN	$25,000
GEICO Indemnity Company, et al.	insurance violation	2022	TX-INS	$25,000
Nevada Power Co. dba NV Energy	utility safety violation	2023	NV-AG	$25,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2022	FRA	$25,000
WYMAN-GORDON COMPANY	workplace safety or health violation	2016	OSHA	$25,000
PCC STRUCTURALS, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2017	OSHA	$25,000
Railserve, Inc.	labor relations violation	2017	NLRB	$25,170
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$25,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2005	FRA	$25,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2005	FRA	$25,500
The Lubrizol Corporation	environmental violation	2005	TX-ENV	$25,600
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$25,650
The Lubrizol Corporation	environmental violation	2003	EPA	$25,740
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$25,760
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2011	FRA	$25,800
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2011	FRA	$25,850
WYMAN-GORDON FORGING	workplace safety or health violation	2018	OSHA	$25,868
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2011	FRA	$26,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$26,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$26,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2005	FRA	$26,000
HUNTINGTON ALLOYS CORPORATION	workplace safety or health violation	2007	OSHA	$26,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$26,050
JOHNS MANVILLE	workplace safety or health violation	2022	OSHA	$26,135
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2016	FRA	$26,240
JOHNS MANVILLE INC	environmental violation	2016	IN-ENV	$26,250
BUSHWICK METALS, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2004	OSHA	$26,300
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2006	FRA	$26,325
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2014	FRA	$26,400
Wyman-Gordon Forgings, LP	environmental violation	2005	TX-ENV	$26,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2007	FRA	$26,800
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$26,875
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2010	FRA	$27,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$27,000
UNION TANK CAR CO	environmental violation	2007	IN-ENV	$27,000
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL CORP	environmental violation	2002	NJ-ENV	$27,000
AEROSPACE DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2016	OSHA	$27,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$27,200